Delete File

Delete a file from cloud storage by URL. Only the API key that uploaded the file can delete it.

What It Does

Deletes a file from cloud storage by its URL. Verifies ownership — only the API key that uploaded the file can delete it.

When to Use

• Remove files you no longer need
• Clean up storage before the 30-day auto-deletion

Required Inputs

• url — the file URL returned by the upload endpoint

Authentication

Send your API key in the CLIENT-API-KEY header.

Get your free API key at https://pdfapihub.com. Full API documentation is available at https://pdfapihub.com/docs.

Use Cases

• Privacy Compliance — Delete files immediately after processing to meet GDPR/privacy requirements
• Storage Cleanup — Remove files you no longer need before the 30-day auto-deletion
• Workflow Cleanup — Delete intermediate files after a multi-step pipeline completes
• Sensitive Document Handling — Immediately remove confidential documents after processing

Example Usage

curl -X POST https://pdfapihub.com/api/v1/file/delete \
  -H "CLIENT-API-KEY: your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "url": "https://bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/abc123_my_report.pdf" }'

Notes

• Returns 403 if the file doesn't belong to the requesting API key